Unique Facts : 19 Hours of Flight, Singapore Airline First to Launch World's Longest Fligh
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Unique facts. Long amount of time spent in the air are not specifically design for anybody, even for someone that loves to travel. Not long ago, on 18th of October the first ever flight takes off and travel for nearly more than 9.500 miles.
Singapore Airlines has released the world's longest non-stop flights, the route travel both directions between Changi International Airport, Singapore and Newark Liberty Airport, New York City.
According to the airline's press release, the journey takes 19 hours of flying. Long flights in economy are tough, narrow seats and lack of legroom can get very uncomfortable. Luckily, Singapore Airline do not offer any economy class. The aircraft is an Airbus A350-900ULR that are featured with 67 business class and 94 premium economy seats.
For those of you who intend to try the Singapore-Newark flight route, you have to provide USD 1,017 for one flight, that's equivalent to IDR 15 million rupiah. As for the business class, the ticket is priced at USD 3,379, or equivalent around IDR 51 million rupiah for one flight.
In the future, Singapore Airlines also planned on launching non-stop flights between Singapore and Los Angeles. More information about this route will be announce at a later date.
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